Harrowing story of a depraved monster’s first victim | 60 Minutes Australia

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Rewind to 2009: Survivor Katie Hall recounts the horrifying torture she endured at the hands of Phillip Garrido who - at the time - was recently discovered to have kidnapped Jaycee Dugard for nearly two decades. in 1976, Katie was abducted and raped after trying to do a good deed for a stranger.

A month after sharing her story with 60 Minutes, Katie faced her attacker in court at the Jaycee Lee Dugard hearing and in 2011, Phillip Garrido was sentenced 431 years to life in prison.

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All Comments (21)
  • @yassss5114
    I am disgusted that the "justice" system let him out to destroy a little girl! What is wrong with us??
  • Sexual predators should be made to serve their sentences consecutively and in full. Maybe then the number of these tragedies could be reduced.
  • @catnap8042
    You see directly in his eyes there‘s nobody home. What a creep.
  • @sampleowner6677
    The crime was letting him out so he could do it again. He should have been in jail for life. He's a sick man and his wife is a sick woman.
  • @MurrayJoe
    His early release from jail the first time also allowed this to happen. Anyone convicted of such a crime should have been monitored more closely and the very slightest parol violation should have put him back in jail.
  • @heidimedel
    Jaycee is now a thriving strong warrior for other survivors. What she went through was absolutely heartbreaking. But those 2 pieces of trash are where they both belong and she's out here living her best life.
  • @Johnnybananass-_
    Put him in general population, never protect him, never go to his rescue, let prison justice run its course
  • @evejane5840
    This story makes me never want to let my kid be alone/without me at any point. This world is scary and sad.
  • @Splintz246
    My mother boyfriend abused me for 3 years, i couldnt imagine having to endure that for 18 years. He started when i was 11. It stays with you, and i see a therapist and take meds to help with the flash backs and panic attacks but that sense of peace and safety is no longer there any more i'm wary of people, i look for the exits in the places i go to and make emergency plans in case of emergency situations. I carry a weapon with me whether it be a knife or something sharp, my innocence and peace of mind were stolen from me and i will never get that back, but i do advocate for us and try to look out for others and tell them my story so that they can be more vigilant.
  • @Ciskokid1970
    ONLY 11 YEARS?!!!!! What’s the matter with the System nowadays?!He should have gone to the GAS CHAMBER the first time!!
  • @aquarius5461
    What horrifies me is that there are monsters walking among us! Scares the hell out of me to be honest.
  • Parents MUST teach their children how to defend themselves against such atrocities.
  • In 3rd grade I was at church on a Wednesday night. My Dad was the pastor and all church members except 1 had left. I was alone in a sunday school room ironing a craft. Suddenly I glanced over my shoulder, not sure if I heard something or if it was instinct but at the window in the pitch black darkness, a man was crouched, he was sliding the window open, Ill never forget his red and white hat and his fingers under the edge of the window pushing it up. I instantly screamed and ran simultaneously. By the time my Dad and the last remaining church member ran outside and searched he was gone. At the time I was just mad cause I'd left the iron on my craft and ruined it. As a kid I soon forgot about it but one day as an adult I remembered that night and realized how close I came to something terrible. I know cause there were others nearby in the building whatever he was planning was not something he planned to do there. I came so close to being kidnapped and who knows what all else he was planning. Thank God I happened to glance behind me!
  • @ccsorn
    Damn right. Death penalty should definitely be exdended to sex offenders.
  • @monicakieck7501
    Such a brave lady; thanks to an alert police officer she is rescued and a great husband to support her 🙏
  • @silva7493
    I remember all of the coverage of Jaycee's abduction and her rescue very well. As a Californian I know these places so well. She was finally found eight miles from my home. Her first book was just excellent, and well worth reading. She's quite a remarkable, amazing human being.
  • @AcidOnTheStreet
    Imagine all the ones still in captivity today, and we don't know shit about it. It's a scary world.
  • @tapsars7911
    The expression on his face is simply sickening .Not only does he have no remorse , there is a false look of innocence . I hope his new jail buddies get to know why he is locked up , I hope they violate him badly . Hold the soap tight buddy !!
  • @jenicdarling9425
    I read Jaycee’s book and ugh I wouldn’t have been able to survive everything she went thru and from such a young age. So glad those women noticed something off about him & the daughters at the college to dig deeper and uncover this horrible secret & finally rescue her. Jaycee was so traumatized & scared that when they questioning her she couldn’t even say her name and had to write it down for them, she wasn’t allowed to tell people her name like she was still scared & unsure like they could be released and he would punish her later at home